Curse

5 days of Lifespan?!

Fang Yue was stunned, then his face lit up with joy!

This "Bombardment Anomaly" didn't have as high attribute points as a reward for killing it compared to the "Index Finger Ghoul," but it rewarded much more Lifespan.

Fang Yue didn't understand the principle behind it. Perhaps different types and levels of Anomalies would yield different rewards.

However, Fang Yue felt that the "Index Finger Ghoul" should be stronger.

Because all Anomalies with black blood flowing from their eyes were basically "Nascent Anomalies."

These "Nascent Anomalies" were all at the "Black Grade Initial Stage."

Only Anomalies whose eyes cleared up and passed the black blood stage could potentially evolve into "Black Grade Intermediate Stage" or even higher-level Anomalies.

Of course, this wasn't absolute. Some Anomalies that passed the black blood stage might still be stuck at the "Black Grade Initial Stage."

Undoubtedly, the "Index Finger Ghoul" in the Ruined Temple was a Black Grade Anomaly that had passed the black blood stage, which was why Fang Yue felt the "Index Finger Ghoul" was stronger.

The weakest among Anomalies were at least "Black Grade Initial Stage," and the "Black Grade Initial Stage" corresponded to the "Postnatal Third-rate" among human Martial Artists, meaning truly initiated Martial Artists!

This power gap was terrifying. In the entire Ancient Moon Village, only the three Captains were Martial Artists who had entered the Martial Path. Everyone else had only learned crude martial arts and weren't even considered Martial Artists.

However, humans had intelligence.

Equipment, crude martial arts, strengthening attributes through physical training, formation encirclement and killing, using Soul Fire to weaken the Anomaly's power, and other methods could all enhance combat effectiveness.

Therefore, a group of six could already contend with Normal Anomalies, though the death rate was too high.

Only Martial Artists could truly deal with Anomalies alone.

Others, even at the Vice-Captain level, needed cooperation to fight an Anomaly.

The strength of this "Bombardment Anomaly" should be relatively average among the "Black Grade Initial Stage."

After all, the "Bombardment Anomaly" only had peculiar methods, and its lethality was clearly insufficient.

Of course, the so-called insufficient lethality was relative to "Nighttime Fang Yue."

If it were him during the day, he would be slaughtered in minutes. Normal Patrol Members probably couldn't withstand it either.

Elite Patrol Members like Brother Yong, who was one step away from becoming a Vice-Captain, fell victim to this Anomaly, which showed the "Bombardment Anomaly's" power.

When Fang Yue was active at night, combined with Internal Energy Blade Technique, his peak attributes could reach 47 points of Control Power. Now, with an additional 5 points of attributes, it would be 52 points.

With this attribute, Fang Yue believed he was a rare existence in the entire Ancient Moon Village, possessing the strength of at least a Vice-Captain or even a Captain.

Houtian Realm Martial Arts allowed one to do as they pleased.

Unfortunately, his Internal Energy was only enough for one such strike, and his blade even broke, leaving him stuck in limbo.

He checked his attributes.

"Name: Night Dawn."

"Realm: Postnatal Third-rate."

"Status: Curse [Right Hand]."

"Health: 200/200."

"Internal Force Value: 8/25."

"Control Power: 34(+20)(-3)."

"Force Dissipation: 34(+20)(-3)."

"Talent: Night's Breath (Human Grade High Rank)."

"Skills: Analysis Pupil (Human-grade Low-tier), Spark Saber Technique Level 1 (Postnatal Third-rate), Spark Heart Method Level 1 (Postnatal Third-rate)."

"Lifespan: 13 days 1 hour."

At first glance, Fang Yue's focus was on the increased Lifespan, and his face was beaming with joy.

But upon a second look, he immediately froze.

Wait! Why were there "-3" behind my attributes? And what is that "[Curse]" status?

He stared intently at the "[Curse]" for a moment before the Analysis Pupil slowly activated.

"Name: Curse."

"Effect: -3 Control Power, -3 Force Dissipation."

"Description: A curse left by a special Anomaly. Cursed Part [Right Hand]."

"Duration: 24 hours."

"Note: Put your hands together and hope for the best!"

His right forearm?

Fang Yue looked at his right hand. The hole that the "Bombardment Anomaly" had poked with its finger on his right forearm was still there.

In the middle of his arm, a hole had formed, and the flesh and even some bone had been compressed into a square and ejected.

This was... the Curse.

Seeing the countdown behind the Curse, time ticking away second by second, Fang Yue felt a bit panicked.

What would happen when the countdown on this thing ended?

And how could he get rid of this status?

Fang Yue's vision went black; he had no idea what to do.

Just then, he suddenly noticed his right arm becoming itchy, the flesh around the wound wriggling as if slowly growing new tissue.

Fang Yue blinked, understanding immediately.

"It seems the countdown for the [Curse] means that once the time is up, the injuries will automatically heal. In that case, the Curse isn't that big of a deal."

Fang Yue relaxed, took the square piece of flesh he had obtained earlier, and placed it on the gap in his right arm. It fit perfectly, like assembling building blocks.

Furthermore, Fang Yue felt the tingling sensation intensify. Tiny tendrils extended from the flesh around the wound, gradually merging with the square piece of flesh he had inserted.

The process was very slow, but Fang Yue could clearly feel the changes in his body, even his bones reconnecting.

Fang Yue was completely at ease now. He stopped paying attention to his arm and looked at the corpse on the ground.

As expected, the corpse spontaneously combusted, burning into a pile of ash.

"Name: Black Embers."

"Description: Remnants left after an Anomaly dies, widely applicable."

Fang Yue picked them all up.

Upon placing them in his inventory, he suddenly noticed that the Black Embers had combined into a single slot, and their description had changed slightly.

"Black Embers [6g]."

6g?

What did that mean?

If it meant weight, it wasn't that light, still a bit heavy.

But if it meant quantity, with so many particles, it didn't seem like it was referring to quantity either?

Fang Yue was a bit confused, only knowing that it was likely a unit of measurement.

At this moment, Niu Niu, who was Severely Wounded and couldn't perform strenuous activities, had already jogged over from a distance.

"Brother Ye! Brother Ye is too strong! Brother Ye is the best in the world!"

"Not targeting anyone, but no one understands Brother Ye better than me! I'm Brother Ye's biggest fan!"

"Brother Ye! I'm convinced! Take me with you, take me with you! I'm sticking with you for good! Through mountains of knives and seas of fire, through cauldrons of oil and hell, just say the word, and I'll go anywhere!"

Niu Niu rambled incoherently, his voice filled with excitement as he ran over, clutching his severed hand and his racing heart.

He was too hyped!

This was because the system had just given him a notification.

It told him that because he participated in killing the [Bombardment Anomaly], he had received a reward of 0.1 Control Power!

0.1! A whole 0.1!

He had worked hard for a full day and night, and with his Talent [Innate Divine Strength], he had only gained 0.7.

Yet, after just two exchanges with the Anomaly, being beaten unilaterally, and finally having Brother Ye save the day and kill the Anomaly, he had managed to get 0.1 Control Power just by being there.

This feeling was incredible!

From now on, wherever Brother Ye went, he would go. Whatever Anomaly Brother Ye killed, he would kill!

I am Brother Ye's right-hand man! Brother Ye eats meat, and I drink the soup! Brothers in the Game, invincible together!